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Mixed Minerals

Friday, 12 May 2023 05:00 PM

Introducing the "Mixed Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including albite, chrysocolla, ferristrunzite, galena, homilite, and joteite and more from places like Organ dist., Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, United States, Oro Grande, Otero Co., New Mexico, United States, Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Mons, Henegouwen, Belgium, Huanzala mine, Huallanca dist., Huánuco, Peru, Stokkøya, Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway, and Jote mine, Pampa Larga dist., Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile.

Albite

on Orthoclase - #61670
Locality
Organ dist., Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, United States 
Formula
NaAlSi3O8 
Availability
Available
Price
$75.00
Size
11.5 x 9 x 6.5 cm - Cabinet 
Tagged
pegmatite mineral  

Thick tabular crystals of Albite overgrown on pink Orthoclase.


Albite

Formula
NaAlSi3O8 
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Blocky, Striated, Granular 
Cleavage
Perfect, Good, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
white, gray, greenish gray, bluish green, gray 
Streak
white 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
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Chrysocolla

#BAC61668
Locality
Oro Grande, Otero Co., New Mexico, United States 
Formula
(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2
Availability
Sold
Size
8 x 4 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
copper  

Drusy quartz on blue Chrysocolla.


Chrysocolla

Formula
(Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Botryoidal, Earthy, Stalactitic 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Dull 
Color
green, bluish green, blue, blackish blue, brown 
Streak
light green 
Class
Orthorhombic 
Fracture
Brittle - Sectile 
Hardness
2.5-3.5 
Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection

Ferristrunzite

#BAC61669
Locality
Mont-des-Groseillers, Blaton, Mons, Henegouwen, Belgium 
Formula
Fe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2
Availability
Available
Price
$85.00
Size
5 x 3 x 2 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
phosphate  

White radiating, fibrous Ferristrunzite groups to 2mm.


Ferristrunzite

Formula
Fe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Acicular, Aggregates 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
brownish yellow, light yellow 
Streak
light yellow 
Class
Triclinic 
Hardness

Galena

#61678
Locality
Huanzala mine, Huallanca dist., Huánuco, Peru 
Formula
PbS 
Availability
Sold
Size
10 x 7 x 5 cm - Cabinet 
Tagged
sulfide  

Octahedral, hopperd, silvery Galena crystals in a nice group. Very showy and interesting.


Galena

Formula
PbS 
Crystal System
Isometric 
Crystal Habit
Euhedral Crystals, Massive - Granular, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
light lead gray, dark lead gray 
Streak
grayish black 
Class
Isometric - Hexoctahedral 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
2.5 
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Homilite

#50223
Locality
Stokkøya, Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway 
Formula
Ca2Fe2+B2Si2O10 
Availability
Available
Price
$35.00
Size
1.3 x 1 x 0.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Special Info
Type Locality 

Black, vitreous, crystal grain showing no crystal faces to 8mm.


Homilite

Formula
Ca2Fe2+B2Si2O10 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
black, blackish brown 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
Special Info
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Joteite

with Tapiaite - #61662
Locality
Jote mine, Pampa Larga dist., Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile 
Formula
Ca2CuAl[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2(OH)2(H2O)5 
Availability
Sold
Size
4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm - Miniature 
Tagged
arsenate , copper  
Special Info
Type Locality 

Faint bluish green micro crystals of Joteite with colorless, bladed crystals of Tapiaite. In the photos, all the sparkly reflections are the Tapiaite.


Joteite

Special Info
Type Locality
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